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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Future Foods

How China’s Biomanufacturing Sector is Gearing Up to Secure Asia’s Future Food Supply

Anay Mridul Mar 2, 2026

From yeast protein to cultivated meat, China is catapulting its bioeconomy with new policies, manufacturing facilities, and regulations. Can it influence the future of Asia's protein supply? As China prepares to release its new…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Cell AgriTech Buys Up Avant’s Cultivated Protein Equipment After Singapore Exit

Anay Mridul Mar 2, 2026

Malaysian firm Cell AgriTech has acquired all equipment from cultivated seafood startup Avant's research arm in Singapore, which has wound down its operations in the island nation. Cell AgriTech, a contract manufacturer (CDMO)…
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Funding News

Chinese Startup Raises $14.6M to Expand Production of Recombinant Breast Milk Proteins

Anay Mridul Mar 2, 2026

Chinese biotech startup Guoke Xinglian has secured ¥100M ($14.6M) in Series A+ funding to scale up its precision-fermented human milk proteins, starting with lactoferrin. Beijing Guoke Xinglian Technology Co, a company working on…
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Alt Protein

Blended Meat Had A Breakout Year in 2025. These Factors Will Define Its Next Growth Stage

Anay Mridul Feb 27, 2026

At least 65 companies and brands now offer blended meat products amid fast-growing interest from retailers and foodservice operators. Can the category now scale past its proof-of-concept stage? From Disney to the Dutch Grand Prix,…
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Policy & Regulation

‘Half Better’: Helsinki to Replace 50% of Meat & Dairy with Plant-Based Food by 2030

Anay Mridul Feb 27, 2026

The Helsinki City Council has voted to halve meat and dairy procurement and replace it with plant-based options in schools, hospitals and other municipal institutions by 2030. Finland's capital is emerging as a trailblazer in…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Expands Protein Drinks Line After ‘Strong Consumer Response’

Anay Mridul Feb 27, 2026

Beyond Meat has added four new flavours to its plant-based protein drinks range, Beyond Immerse, whose initial drop sold out within days. Just a month after its surprise foray into the beverage category, plant-based pioneer Beyond Meat…
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Alt Protein

China Gets Its First Industry Standard to Propel Plant-Based Food Growth

Anay Mridul Feb 27, 2026

A Chinese trade association has developed the country's first national plant-based food standard to address the industry's biggest commercial challenges. Chinese companies are accelerating the country's drive to become a sustainable…
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Alt Protein

US Healthcare & Education Industries Embrace Blended Meat with Upcycled Vegetables

Anay Mridul Feb 26, 2026

The Spare Food Co, a startup that upcycles produce for use in blended meat, has won a national contract with Premier to bring its proteins to hospitals, schools, universities, and corporate kitchens. A new foodservice partnership has…
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Funding News

Döhler Invests in Superbrewed & Sets Up Commercial Production of Its Postbiotic Protein

Anay Mridul Feb 26, 2026

Superbrewed Food has begun commercial production of its fermented postbiotic protein at a facility owned by Döhler, whose venture arm has made a fresh investment in the startup. German manufacturing giant Döhler Group has made a…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Healthier Comforts Rolls Out Animal-Free Egg White Protein Powder with The Every Company

Anay Mridul Feb 26, 2026

Healthier Comforts has rolled out an animal-free egg white protein powder in the US, which features The Every Company's precision-fermented OvoPro ingredient, the company has confirmed to Green Queen. Armed with the third-largest…
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Alt Dairy

Milk-Loving India is Hungry for Plant Protein – Can These New Dairy Alternatives Hit the Spot?

Anay Mridul Feb 25, 2026

India's Life Health Foods, the parent company of So Good, has launched a high-protein range of its milk alternatives, banking on the country's craze for the muscle-building macronutrient. No country produces or consumes more dairy than…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Dutch Startup Vivici Unveils Animal-Free Lactoferrin with Self-Affirmed GRAS Status

Anay Mridul Feb 25, 2026

Dutch food tech startup Vivici has launched its animal-free lactoferrin protein under the Vivitein brand, after self-determining its GRAS status in the US. Precision fermentation firm Vivici is aiming to expand access to functional and…
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Chocolate

Puratos to Launch World’s First Cell-Based Chocolate for Professionals in 2026

Anay Mridul Feb 25, 2026

Confectionery giant Puratos will introduce a cell-based chocolate product for professionals in the US this year, leveraging its investment in food tech startup California Cultured. Following a year when cocoa prices reached record highs…
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Future Food Quick Bites

Future Food Quick Bites: HBO Max, Vegan Raclette & Shark Tank India

Anay Mridul Feb 25, 2026

Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new vegan docuseries on HBO Max, Lasso's protein fruit snacks, and PepsiCo's plant-based soup bet. New products and…
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Funding News

NZ Startup Secures Funding to Boost Food Security with Lab-Grown Fruits & Nuts

Anay Mridul Feb 25, 2026

New Zealand cellular horticulture startup Forever Harvest has bagged NZ$1.2M ($715,000) in pre-seed funding to speed up the development of its lab-grown fruit and nut ingredients. By 2080, nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing areas…
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Alt Protein

The Earth’s Biodiversity is Dying – Sustainable Proteins Can Save It

Anay Mridul Feb 24, 2026

Supportive policies for alternative proteins are one of the most effective ways to curb biodiversity loss, but a high level of funding is needed. In January, the UK government declared biodiversity loss a threat to its national…
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Funding News

Verley Milks $38M in Funding for US Launch of Functional Animal-Free Whey Proteins

Anay Mridul Feb 24, 2026

French precision fermentation startup Verley has raised €32M ($37.6M) in Series A funding to scale up and commercialise its cow-free, functional whey proteins in the US this year. Months after receiving approval from the US Food and…
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Alt Protein

Tofu, Pulled Oats & Blended Meat: How S Group’s Shoppers Are Eating More Plants

Anay Mridul Feb 24, 2026

Finland's largest supermarket, S Group, has revealed that sales of plant-based products were on the rise last year, alongside growing interest in blended meat. The owner of nearly half of Finland's retail market share has yet again…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

After EU Trade Deal, India Eyes Biotech Leadership with Precision Fermentation Scale-Up Facility

Anay Mridul Feb 24, 2026

Indian firm PreferCo has teamed up with German biotech giant Glatt to launch a precision fermentation scale-up centre in Hyderabad, weeks after India's landmark trade deal with the EU. It was nearly a month ago that India signed its…
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Coffee

As Surging Coffee Prices Change Consumer Habits, One Singaporean Startup Has An RTD Solution

Anay Mridul Feb 23, 2026

The world's top coffee producers are getting too hot to grow the crop, and high prices are already changing how we consume it. Singapore's Prefer is betting on ready-to-drink, bean-free drinks as a solution. Coffee prices are worsening…
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Vegan Dining

Bonvivant Becomes Sixth Vegan Michelin-Starred Restaurant in Flexitarian Germany

Anay Mridul Feb 23, 2026

Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro, a one-Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin, has ditched dairy and eggs from its brunch offerings, completing its transition to a fully vegan menu. Plant-based haute cuisine is on fire, as more and more of the…
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